By Anne Brodie Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever takes us back to the strong and proud country, an idyllic place where science and knowledge are valued as much as ancient traditions. An ideal government is in place, with Ramonda (Angela Bassett) as Queen, following the death of King T’Challa. Brainiac Shuri (Letitia Wright) creates tech to ensure the country… View Post
Fans await the arrival of the fifth season of The Crown, particularly in light of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and last year, Prince Phillip. This season, we are in a turbulent time. The divorce of the Queen’s children, the difficult relationship between Princess Diana and “The Firm”, growing tabloid scrutiny, and a host of problems known… View Post
By Anne Brodie Sebastián Lelio’s religious thriller The Wonder, based on the novel by Emma Donoghue, stars Florence Pugh in her best performance to date, and that’s saying a lot. Pugh is Lib an English nurse who flees starvation in London to rural, Roman Catholic Ireland where she will “watch” Anna (Kíla Lord Cassidy) at the request of a local… View Post
By Anne Brodie Prolific producer and provocateur Ryan Murphy has created some of the most popular shows and series in the history of television and streaming including Glee, Pose, American Horror Story, American Crime Story, Hollywood, Ratched, Feud, Scream Queens … you get the drift. Murphy’s signature over-the-top excess, generous helpings of Gothic, soapy, melodrama, and utterly captivating stories are… View Post
By Anne Brodie Seems to me that Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan are Oscar nom shoe-ins for their gut-wrenching performances in The Banshees of Inisherin. They bring to life a deadly episode in a war of wills that can’t be won when Colm (Gleeson) suddenly turns on his lifelong friend Pádraic (Farrell) for no apparent reason. They live… View Post
Tone Bell, Kate Gerwin, Lauren “LP” Paylor O’Brien, Netflix‘s new competition series Drink Masters. Imagination, skill, and the ability to take risks are key to the creation of unique, never before seen drinks that delight the eye and palate. Multi-award-winning mixologists from across North America gather to prepare irresistible, eye-catching, and unusually flavoured cocktails – and win $100K. Even if… View Post